The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-25
DURING THE WEEK.
The Weeks Synopsis of General
and Local News
CONDENSED FOR OUR WEEKLY FRIENDS

Tuesday, October 1S.-The Princess Mand and
Frmcess Louise, daughters of the prince of Wales,
are suffering from the measles The ginhouse of
Mr' T. H. Wells, of Lee county, Ala, was destroyed
py IRE, together with five bales of cotton with no
1hsulance...A petition has boel presented to the
ordinary OF Lumpkin county, praying for the order
ing OF an election on the liquor question 49,. The
Kent ana Lake View hotels, together with several
cottages, were destroyed by fire at Lake View caus-
ing loss Of S500,G00
IN THE CrY.-Four men supposed to be pick
pockets, were given cells in the city prison An
unusually large number of DRINKS were booked at
police headquarters. L. C. Bandman the trunk
makers made an assignment for the benefit of their
creditors.
Wednesday, October 10.-A disastrous fire oc-
CURED in Syracuse n. " entailing loss of $3.50 600
1.-The Office of the Evening Democrat, a news
paper published in Little Rock, Ark, was totally
destroyed by fre.,.M Mrs. Annie Lachs the lady who
Threw pancake at Mrs. Cleveland while in S..
Louis, was fined $50 and cost She appealed her
case..Great preparations are being made in Macon
Tor the reception of Hon. LETTERS Davis and wife,
who are to visit the state fair The large cotton
and Woollen mills ofthe Paramount manufacturing
company at Lenni, Pa, were destroyed by fire,
causing loss ofS50020.
IN THE CITY.-seven pickpockets, under the
leadership of the notorious John Cannon, who has
hSSOiu iiolu hVllle 10 OaiOrlia, were arrested by
detectives Buchanan and Simpson. Papers were
found on the person of Cannon that satisfied IT, q
officers that they had arrested the right parties
Thursday, October 20.--A gas explosion &C.
Cured in the Bjou theater at Pittsburg Pa iniur-
ing number of people. William Walker heavy
importer of dress goods in New York has failed for
O....Argument before the court of appeals in
the sharp case has been postponed until some tine
Uncomfortable stockyards and a fine hotel were
destroyed by fire in Wichita, Kan, causing $780,
600 loss.
IN THE CITY--In Tie crush at the Kimball house
the sherh OF Ebert county was relieved of his
watch but he detected the thief before he got out
sight and secured his watch.....T j. Edwards a
merchant at Fido, Ca, was relieved of purse CON
tanning sixty-four dollars. Charles Cochran and
Joe Baldwin, two pickpockets, were given cells at
police headquarters
Friday, October 21.-Two trains came together
on the Erie railroad, demolishng several cars and
fatally injuring the conductor of one and the fire.
man and two train hands of the other. The con-
ductor and fireman will die ... A negro named Nc
Cutchen shot and killed a white man named Rifles
in Columbia, s. c., in dispute over a contract.
The negro escaped but the county is being secured
for hiln......Mr. Sube Lumly, O young man near
Macon, had his arm caught in gin and horribly
mangled while cleaning the cotton seed from it.
Saturday, October 22.-Andrew Flemminr,
colored, was hanged at Taluah, Louisiana, for the
murder of Demp Benycn, another negro....A disas-
trous fire occurred in Marinette, Wis, destroying
two entire blocks, consisting of twenty fine stores
entailing loss of something 5000 000. Bishop
Kopp new prime bishop of Brestan, took the oath
of civil allegiance to the emperor the first instance
OF such an oath being taken since the Cutterkampf
1.-THE southern Forestry congress will meet in
Huntsville, Ala, on the Goth instant.
IN THE C1TY.-A white man named J. L. McWil.
Hams, who lived q few miles from the city, was
killed at the Mitchell street railroad crossing being
struck and run over by one truck of fiat car which
was being switched upon the tracks of the Central
railroad at that point. The photographs of the
seven pickpockets arrested Thur dly, were taken
by the chief of police to place in the rogues gallery
at police headquarters